Comments on: 5 Reasons Why You Can’t Draw

By: Matt Fussell

Matt Fussell — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:05:56 +0000

In reply to sinep.

Hi Sinep, Thanks for your comments, but this is limiting attitude. I have seen students without “talent” succeed as artists. I have decades of experience teaching and have seen this over and over again. Artists aren’t “wired” differently. Ask any successful artist – they’ll tell you it takes practice and hard work.

By: sinep

sinep — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 02:41:39 +0000

Yeah, you’re foolish if you think talent doesn’t exist. I know you’re saying it doesn’t for encouragement, but it’s false. Much like how some people cant act or sing, even after training, some can’t learn/improve on perspective, color combinations, anatomy and so on, if they lack talent. Artists are just wired differently than us.

By: Riley

Riley — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 10:56:50 +0000

I definitely believe in talent and that if you lack it, you can practice all you want but will hardly improve. I think the key to being a good artist is the ability to visualize and be able to very well recall images from memory. I lack these abilities and therefore will never be a great artist I think.

By: ryderbak

ryderbak — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:12:00 +0000

i cant draw

By: Nancy Caccioppo

Nancy Caccioppo — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:58:00 +0000

In reply to namu17. And I do believe you are constantly absorbing everything in, once you begin drawing, it does not matter if you are putting it down on paper, because your eyes soak in everything

By: namu17

namu17 — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:03:00 +0000

The weird thing is that I’d say I’m fairly good at drawing although I don’t practice, or rarely. There is a significant difference in skill between a drawing I did a couple of months ago for school and a drawing I did recently. In between those months I didn’t draw anything, or do any practice, but still I improved drastically. Maybe some people just naturally improve as time passes although I definitely agree with the point of practicing more, it will certainly help you become a better artist.

By: Nick Paulsen

Nick Paulsen — Wed, 06 May 2015 02:52:00 +0000

One of the biggest things I need to work on is not caring how long a piece of art takes to complete. Whether it be a few minutes for a sketch, or 20+ hours on a portrait, I need to realize it does take work and practice. Once I let time drift away and get lost in my art, then I can start to see the improvement. Believe it or not, one of my art teachers said he spent 10 years on a piece of art, it was very abstract but well worth it he said. That just boggles my mind!